The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-12


ordained to the full work Of the minis
try
Henderson & Pierce have Just put
force OF hands or Mr.. Baxter's house
to cover it with tin. These gentlemen
have made tin roofing popular by good
work and best material
The one price spot cash system
pleases the dear people better than
any thing yet at Kirkpatrick q Cos.
Major Huger superintendent of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad, has established depot at
Flat Greek, half way between McMil-
lian's and Strawberry Plains, to be
known as LEAFS
High prices on Real Estate does not
prevent Christian, Hoss & Hodge from
selling goods extremely low for
CASH.
The Milligan Mentor, edited and
published by Prof. j. Hopwood, Princi-
pal of Milligan College, is out for May
1t is in its third year and bids fair to
be run regularly from this time. 1t is
ISSUED monthly at so cents year.
G, G. Seaver will sell you nails and
builders hardware lower than they
can be bought in town. A large stock
always on hand.
Milligan College closed with the
usual ceremonies last Tuesday. This
is one Of the best schools in East Ten
nessee and has widespread reputa-
ton. The College is locatud three
miles from Johnson City on the f. T.
& w. N. G. r. r.
The money found bv Win Dobson,
in the drug store building of Boyd &
Park, has been attached in the hands
of DR.. Boyd and the case will be heard
before the Chancery Court. Until
then we can say nothing definite about
it, GreeneuiHe Democrat.
Sparger's cotton factory caught on
fire last Saturday morning, but was
extinguished by the timely efforts of
the the employees without much dam
age-probably not more than $500,
which is covered by insurance. The
fire originated in a picker in wing
OF the building.-Bristol Courier
DR.. j. A, Denton can now be found
at his office, in the Hash Block. He
has recently added an applience for
extracting teeth by the electro-mag-
netic process, the latest improved
method. You can get the benefit Of
this process by calling at his office
from the 8rh to the 18th of each month.
Isham Kinchelo, colored, was arrest
ed yesterday on the charge of raping
his step-daughter, aged 10 years. He
was tried before Recorder Hart and
bound over to court in a $500 bond.
Failing to give bond he was escorted
to Jonesboro last night by Deputy
Sheriff Sanders.
Mr.. John Patterson and wife, of
Cisco, Texas, spent two days this week
visiting Mr.. Patterson'S mother, Mrs.
E. 5. Miller. Mr.. Patterson spent sew
eral days in Louisville on his way to
Tennessee, as delegate to the Bap-
fist Convention held in that city last
week.
Mrs, Eva G. Aiken sister OF the late
Col, N. G. Taylor, died on the night Of
the 9TH Of May in New York city, after
a long illness. The deceased was born
and raised in Carter county, Tenn
and was the widow of the late Col
Jno. A. Aiken, Jr., of the Confederate
Army, and an aunt Of GOV, Taylor
Bristol Reporter.
On the 21st Of May 1887 an excur
sion to Cranberry oyer the f. t. & w
n. G. r, R. under the management 0
Mr.. S. H. Ponder for the benefit of tn,
y. M. G. A, of Johnson City. The oc
casion will no doubt be pleasant tril
out and out, and we hope everybod,
will go, Round trip tickets sold a
half rates.
The East Tennessee, VIRGINIA an,
, Georgia railway system, comprising
upwards of thirteen hundred miles @
road bed, formally passed into TIL
hands OF the purchasers Tuesday c
last week, and is now part of til
Richmond and Danville system, wit
+, B. Thomas general manager an
, Henry Fink vice president Of the cor
solidated company
Col. John B. Stokely, OF Jefferso
. county spent a portion of Monday i
q our city. We learn that, owing to tn
. personal attention due to his agricu
:. tural interests and investments s
y home, he was declined the appoint
ment of Railroad Tax Assessor, froI
this division of the State, tendere
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